Friday, July 08, 2005

Decency

Bob Geldof - Sir Bob - firmly sided with the establishment Wednesday, attacking the active protesters at Gleneagles. He spoke about «human decency» and how little the protesters, being beaten up by the brutal police force, adhere to his measure, his idea of what «human decency» is.

Police brutality at the G8-summit in Gleneagles, Scotland

I think he should think more - a lot more - about whom he is aligning himself with.

Some people like what you’ve done with Live8. I certainly don’t. I think you’ve just turned into a scared old man not daring to take a true stand against tyranny. Humanity is committing slow suicide, and you’re sitting on your high horse and condemning the few that are actually taking a true stand against the masters of the world. You’re a true liberal, man, one sitting in your ivory tower, while the world is being destroyed around you.

And the eight men at Gleneagles and their lapdogs, even though they are only janitors, only representatives of the true masters of the world, the forces behind the throne, are men who have long since forgotten, like you have, Bob, what true decency is. They don’t mind when people smile, when they sing and dance and march peacefully miles from where they, the Eight sit. They love it when professed rebels play their game, and idiots like you call them decent, and claim you can appeal to their humanity.

I can’t decide whether or not you’re insane or just another lapdog. Probably a bit of both.

Quote of the night

«The most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed.»
Steve Biko

Quote of nights to come

«The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher esteem those who think alike than those who think differently».Friedrich Nietzsche

Quote from the grayest of days

«How in the hell could a man enjoy being awakened at 8:30 a.m. by an alarm clock, leap out of bed, dress, force-feed, shit, piss, brush teeth and hair, and fight traffic to get to a place where essentially you made lots of money for somebody else and were asked to be grateful for the opportunity to do so?»